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Butδὲeach oneἕκαστοςis temptedπειράζεταιbyὑπὸhis ownτῆς ἰδίαςdesire,ἐπιθυμίαςbeing dragged awayἐξελκόμενοςandκαὶenticed.δελεαζόμενος
James 1:14
Study it in the app“But each one is tempted by his own desire, being dragged away and enticed.”
Desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and sin, once full grown, brings forth deathTemptation
With the Greek beneath
James 1:14, word by word
- each oneἕκαστοςhekastos
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appears- is temptedπειράζεταιpeirazetai
tempt
To push someone to sin, like the devil.
Where else “peirazetai” appears- his ownἰδίαςidias
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idias” appears- desireἐπιθυμίαςepithymias
lust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymias” appears- being dragged awayἐξελκόμενοςexelkomenos
drag away
Drag away, draw out.
Where else “exelkomenos” appears- enticedδελεαζόμενοςdeleazomenos
lure, entice
Lure, entice, as with bait.
Where else “deleazomenos” appears
The context
13Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
14 · This verse (above)
15Then desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully grown, brings forth death.
To study James 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does James say the testing of faith produces, and what should someone do who lacks wisdom (v. 2-5)?
2. What it means
James says it is not enough to hear the word; we must do it (v. 22-25). Why does he use the image of a mirror?
3. How I live it
James speaks of being quick to hear and slow to speak (v. 19). In what conversation today could you listen more?